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encode

[ en-kohd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

, en·cod·ed, en·cod·ing.

encode

/ ɪnˈkəʊd /

to convert (a message) from plain text into code
See decode
computing to convert (characters and symbols) into a digital form as a series of impulses Compare decode
to convert (an electrical signal) into a form suitable for transmission
to convert (a nerve signal) into a form that can be received by the brain
to use (a word, phrase, etc, esp of a foreign language) in the construction appropriate to it in that language

encode

/ ĕn-kōd′ /

To specify the genetic code for the synthesis of a protein molecule or a part of a protein molecule.

Origin of encode¹

First recorded in 1930–35; en- ¹ + code

Shun distractions, in other words, and you should encode events more effectively.

To encode a message which may be your last words on earth is not the easiest of tasks.

Writing helped to encode his logic of proper inference from premises expressed in sentences.

But once the scale changes, it is doubtful that we could encode the resulting complexity in such formalizations.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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